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Household of Edward Selby (born 1834, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Edward Selby and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Edward Selby, born in 1834 in Manchester, Lancashire, consisted of 8 members. Edward was the head of the household, married to Jane Selby, born in 1839 in Gorton, Lancashire, England. They had 5 children; Edward (born 1867 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), James (born 1871 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1873 in Droylsden, Lancashire, England), Mary L (born 1876 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England) and Robert (born 1879 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Edward's Sister In Law, Sarah Grimshaw, born in 1838 in Stalybridge, Cheshire, England.


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Edward Selby's household

Male

Edward

Selby

Head
Female

Jane

Selby

Wife
Male

Edward

Selby

Son
Male

James

Selby

Son
Female

Sarah

Selby

Daughter
Female

Mary L

Selby

Daughter
Male

Robert

Selby

Son
Female

Sarah

Grimshaw

Sister In Law
First name(s) Edward
Last name Selby
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Manchester, Lancashire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Edward

Selby

Head

Married

47

1834

Manchester, Lancashire, England

Jane

Selby

Wife

Married

42

1839

Gorton, Lancashire, England

Edward

Selby

Son

Single

14

1867

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

James

Selby

Son

Single

10

1871

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Selby

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Droylsden, Lancashire, England

Mary L

Selby

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Robert

Selby

Son

Single

2

1879

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

Sarah

Grimshaw

Sister In Law

Single

43

1838

Stalybridge, Cheshire, England

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